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[tomg]

> >Lye is just lye....you get it at the grocery/hardware store. Try the
> >Red Devil brand..... and be careful. This process gives off hydrogen
> >in large amounts. You may want to experiment with the explosive
> >properties of this method before committing to a big DIY project.
> 
> Sodium Hydroxide, NaOH.

I should have known...nothing is just anything...is it...;-)

> >The balloon will start to fill with hydrogen as the aluminum is desolved.
> >Take a piece of string and tie off the end. REMOVE IT FROM THE
> >BOTTLE. Then away from the bottle and YOU. Place the balloon on
> >the ground. Remember there will be a chemical residue inside. Use at
> >least a 3 foot stick with a lit match to ignite  the balloon.  If you still
> >decide to use this method.....be careful. You have been warned!
> 
> I've seen this Hindenburg demonstration in every chemistry class I've 
> ever taken. The pros attach a candle to the end of a long stick.
> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
> "The Mac Doctor"

I did it in my 6th grade science class. I got a rep as a mad-man when I 
was 12. Got an A though. The next year I built a 35W4 3-tube guitar 
amp an cloned my first fuzz-face, brought in my guitar and played 
Hendrix as loud as it would go. Like 2 watts I think but it was loud! 
Got another A. I think I was warped somewhere in there.......;-) 
hummm pyro and rock n' roll huh? I've never been quite the same.

Tom